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Fugen, the Bodhisattva of Universal Virtue
Fugen, the Bodhisattva of Universal Virtue

Fugen, the Bodhisattva of Universal Virtue

19th century
Medium/TechniqueSandalwood with polychrome and gold; single woodblock construction
Dimensions8.3 cm (3 1/4 in.) (height overall)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.11442
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSculpture
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850 - d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 3, 1911)

NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.
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